This new Grant Application Template is suggested to be used instead of the current one - it can be attached to the new Grant CIP renewal.
Grant Title
“Grant Application - [+Title]”
Provide a concise and descriptive title for your grant application in the suggested format, using a new thread…
Author(s)
List the names, usernames or GitHub usernames of the author(s) or main point of contact for the grant application.
Experiences and qualifications: (optional or keep it short)
Share relevant information about yourself or your team, including educational background, prior experience, motivations, or any other details that demonstrate your qualifications for the grant.
Include any relevant links that provide additional information about you or your work, such as websites, GitHub profiles, or Twitter handles.
Feel free to include prior team work/ projects that you did as the applying team.
Grant Description:
Provide a comprehensive description of your project, outlining its purpose, objectives, and intended outcomes; you can cover the grant category. Include details on the technologies or methodologies you plan to use. Clearly articulate the goals you aim to achieve through this grant and the potential impact it will have on the CoW Protocol ecosystem. Explain how the successful execution of the grant will benefit users, the community, or the broader ecosystem.
Milestones:
Please identify the key milestones that will help track the progress of your grant. Pay close attention to the due dates, and ensure they are realistic and align with the completion timeline clause outlined in the terms and conditions section. Use the provided table as a summary and expand on each milestone description and deliverables below.
| Milestones | Title | | Due date (*) | Funding request
| Milestones 1 | [please fill]| | [please fill]| | [please fill]|
| Milestones 2 | [please fill]| | [please fill]| | [please fill]|
| Milestones 3 | [please fill]| | [please fill]| | [please fill]|
(*) Or e.g. weeks after acceptance; or a meaningful and concrete specification
Specifics: Milestone 1
(milestones 1 as a template; add as many milestones as you see fit)
Provide a comprehensive description of the tasks and deliverables for Milestone 1. Specify the anticipated outcomes and their significance for the successful completion of the project.
Please break down the funding request by milestone.
Length
Please include a date where complete finalisation is expected or the length the program (e.g. volume program) runs. A grant should not exceed 6 months (and needs to be renewed with the normal procedure then). You may apply for a length exception with reason.
Please also include a commencement date (if nothing is specified, it’s with the successful passing of the proposal on Snapshot).
Type of Grant:
Is this a milestones based or a time-based grant. If it does not fit into either category, specify the hybrid or precisely other type.
Funding Request:
Summarize the total funding you are requesting for your project, including the amounts in xDAI and COW tokens, if applicable. Justify the funding amount based on the project’s scope, complexity, and expected impact.
Gnosis Chain Address (to receive the grant)
Specify one Gnosis Chain wallet address where you would like to receive the grant funds (the should ideally be the same as the Snapshot submission account).
Other Information (optional or keep it short)
Include any additional material or information that could strengthen your application, such as relevant documents, references, or previous work samples.
Terms and Conditions
Include the following line in your grant application and make sure you actually link these terms when you move this to Snapshot:
By submitting this grant application, I acknowledge and agree to be bound by the CoW DAO Participation Agreement and the CoW Grant Terms and Conditions.
INCLUDE NOTE TO COMMITTEE:
Please notify the Grantee of their reviewer and their steward in the thread and latest upon successful approval of the Grant on Snapshot.